Where to find it: Amazon Prime Video
Length: Eight 1-hour episodes
Synopsis: Women play baseball and sleep with each other
Recommendation rating: 3/5
What I like about it: generally fun, gay
What I don’t like about it: just not very interesting
Review:
Every time this true story gets told, it sheds ever more fact. This time they make no pretence to historical accuracy, which keeps the story light but means whenever they make reference to the awful circumstances of the time, it feels cheap. Abbi Jacobson and D’Arcy Carden are great as the primary couple but in truth it’s an ensemble, the Hispanic team members particularly shine. Along with the story of the Rockford Peaches is the story of Max (Chanté Adams), turned away from the Peaches for her melanin levels, desperately trying to find anywhere that will let her play ball and be her beautiful butch self. Max (along with her friends and family) is by far the most interesting and memorable part of the show.
The trouble is it never generates much interest outside of its romances and rigorously follows feelgood sports-movie tropes such as the dramatic, overwritten locker room pep-talk and the hero selflessly helping a competitor cross the finish line, complete with swelling strings and everyone applauding.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): sex